Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
"The Castle"
The "Castle" was built of limestone, and as in the case of several other stone buildings in Rockbridge County, the term "Castle" is included in the name of the buildings. The Northern two-thirds of the "Castle" was built shortly after the town of Lexington, Virginian, was chartered in 1778. The Southern one-third was built somewhat later.
The "Castle" as originally built, had three rooms on each floor. The rooms were not connected in any way, and each was entered from without.
The "Castle" was originally used for lawyers offices. The old present lawyers office building, on the East side of the Rockbridge Court House yard, is replica, in Flemish-bond brick of the plan of the original "Castle" building.
Many students lived in the "Castle", and some became quite prominent.
Prof. Hale Houston, some fifteen years before his death, remodeled the "Castle", and made it into two apartments.
At his death in 1945, Prof. Houston left the "Castle" to the Rockbridge Historical Society, where the meetings of the Society are to be held, and where the collected historical material is to be preserved.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 37° 47.054′ N, 79° 26.485′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It is on South Randolph Street north of East Nelson Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 South Randolph Street, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Castle, ca. 1790 (here, next to this marker); Phil "Old Dixie" Nunn
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2020
2. "The Castle" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,028 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
